warrior Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 What sort of tire pressures do you chaps with lwb jimmy's use, currently I have 50psi in and my truck is a real hard ride on the B roads :wow: Cheers Warrior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locolines Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Should be 40psi.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I used to run at 35 all round seemed to give best ride and a reasonable tyre life. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I used to run at 35 all round seemed to give best ride and a reasonable tyre life. Pete Yes - me too, although I wasn't going to own up to it :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadline Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 A hard ride is the nature of the beast. The answer everyone wants to hear: whatever they want. The real pressure? Depends on load and conditions. But the general rule (without dragging out the TMs) is higher tire pressure for larger loads and longer tread life on hard surface roads. Lower pressures for sand/mud. At over $300USD per tire I go for longevity over ride (again, a CCKW was never meant to have a soft ride). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locolines Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Does say 40 psi in the manual..... But all conditions are different ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) Okay mines a SWB and you did ask about LWB, but I'm running 50 on the front, and 40 on the back. Edited June 3, 2013 by Vulture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadline Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 NDTs are horrible tires. Switching to a sane tread pattern would also help with ride. Look at the rear springs of any CCKW... that spring stack is like a foot thick and the only spring pivot point is the center trunnion. By design the weels are made to articulate, not really compensate for ride. The front springs are a little better.... but still way to stiff to expect anything but a bone jarring ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locolines Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 NDTs are horrible tires. Switching to a sane tread pattern would also help with ride. Look at the rear springs of any CCKW... that spring stack is like a foot thick and the only spring pivot point is the center trunnion. By design the weels are made to articulate, not really compensate for ride. The front springs are a little better.... but still way to stiff to expect anything but a bone jarring ride. Yep, no option but to man up and hold on tight ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Yep, no option but to man up and hold on tight ! They well known noise of when you go over a bump/pot hole and the benches rattle you to death :angel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locolines Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Yes that's the sound.. Scares my mrs to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Is that the screams when you have NDT's on anything other than a bone dry road? :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadline Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Yep, no option but to man up and hold on tight ! I bet the ride is the reason there are no cup holders on a CCKW. One pebble on the road and the entire cab is a wreck. One reason why I can't wait to finish my Chevvy 1.5 tonner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 It's a 70 year old truck not a modern coil sprung electronic disaster, what do you expect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadline Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 It's a 70 year old truck not a modern coil sprung electronic disaster, what do you expect? Heated seats, air conditioning, AM/FM and cup holder... nothing is to good for our boys fighting 'Over there'. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The old ones work on the 'It breacks you before you breack it principal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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